Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 8 | S 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 43 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 92 | 149 | 282 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:36PM3.22m | 3:40AM3.44m | 4:09PM3.14m | 4:18AM3.30m | 4:46PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:30PM0.40m | 9:57AM0.19m | 10:08PM0.47m | 10:36AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
46 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 52 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 40 | 149 | 282 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 5 | S 4 | N 11 | N 6 | — | — |
13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 92 | 29 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 6 | NNE 9 | E 4 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | S 4 | — | — | — |
4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 4 | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | 28 | 16 | — | 7 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 95 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 49 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 197 | 546 | 392 | 159 | 155 | 156 | 156 | 586 | 800 | 586 | 340 | 466 | 322 | 307 | 212 | 21 | 21 | 152 | 155 | 25 |
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